Chunichi: The Dragons dropped their third straight game. … Valdes is 0-2 with a 2.86 ERA (1.16 WHIP) in four starts since his last win on April 23.

Hanshin: The Tigers won their fourth game in a row. They won their sixth game in a row at Koshien Stadium. … Nomi reached 1,500 career innings after recording the first out in the fifth inning. He became the 176th player in NPB history to reach the milestone. Source: Nikkan Sports 5/17/2017 … Dolis leads the CL with sixteen saves.